Intensify dengue prevention efforts
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150 hospitalised with dengue fever in a day

At least 150 patients were hospitalised in the 24 hours preceding 8:00am today, of whom 13 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
8 October 2021

7 Covid-19 deaths recorded, lowest in 7 months

Seven people died from Covid-19 in the 24 hours preceding 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
8 October 2021

Immunity in men after Pfizer shots weakens faster than in women: study

The immunity against coronavirus (Covid-19) weakens faster in men than women after the second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, reports Hindustan Times quoting a new study published on New England Journal of Medicine.
8 October 2021

208 more hospitalised with Dengue

At least 208 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, of which 35 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. With the new cases, a total of 1,347 were diagnosed during the running month out of a total 19,544 infected.
7 October 2021

India allowing export of 10 lakh Covishield doses to Bangladesh this month

India has allowed Serum Institute of India (SII) to export 10 lakh doses of Covid-19 vaccine Covishield each to Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar, the country’s health ministry sources said today.
7 October 2021

Pfizer asks FDA to allow Covid-19 shots for kids 5 to 11

Pfizer asked the U.S. government Thursday to allow use of its COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 5 to 11 -- and if regulators agree, shots could begin within a matter of weeks.
7 October 2021

12 Covid-19 deaths recorded in 24 hours, positivity rate now 2.97%

Twelve people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
7 October 2021

208 hospitalised with dengue fever in a day

At least 208 patients were hospitalised in 24 hours preceding 8:00 am today, of whom 35 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
7 October 2021

Finland pauses Moderna vaccine for younger males

Finland on Thursday paused the use of Moderna's (MRNA.O) COVID-19 vaccine for younger males due to reports of a rare cardiovascular side effect, joining Sweden and Denmark in limiting its use.
7 October 2021

Pcr Test at Airport: Results not so rapid

There seems to be no end to the woes of the stranded 20,000-odd UAE-based Bangladeshi expatriates.
6 October 2021

Dengue data dearth impairs health experts

Dengue became endemic in the country in 2000, but the government is yet to put in place an automated system that comes up with the exact number of cases, crucial to get a clear picture of the situation.
6 October 2021

‘Not out of the woods’

The World Health Organization’s Covid-19 chief warned Tuesday “We’re not out of the woods” in the fight against the pandemic, even if many people thought it was nearly over.
6 October 2021

203 hospitalised with dengue

At least 203 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8am yesterday, of which 33 are from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
6 October 2021

WHO approves first malaria vaccine to protect children in Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday the only approved vaccine against malaria should be widely used on African children, potentially a major advance against a disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people annually.
6 October 2021

Dengue fever: 203 hospitalised in 24 hours

At least 203 patients were hospitalised in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
6 October 2021

Sweden suspends Moderna vaccine for ages 30 and under

Swedish health authorities on Wednesday suspended the use of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for those ages 30 and under, saying the move was done out of precaution.
6 October 2021

21 Covid-19 deaths recorded in 24 hours, positivity rate now 2.88%

Twenty-one people died from Covid-19 in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
6 October 2021

US envoy hands over 25 lakh Pfizer doses

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has handed over 25 lakh doses of Pfizer vaccine to Bangladesh.
5 October 2021

Dengue cases cross 19,000 mark

At least two more dengue patients died and 197 were hospitalised in 24 hours till 8am yesterday, of whom 46 were from outside Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
5 October 2021

Japan’s plummeting Covid-19 cases baffles experts

Japan's Covid-19 case numbers have plummeted to the lowest in nearly a year just as other parts of Asia are struggling with surging infections, leaving health experts perplexed and raising concern of a winter rebound.
5 October 2021